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Get started17 Forresters Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL7 2HN). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £431,000 is 21.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 96.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 9 EPCs). Last sale on file: £355,000 in October 2018. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
A recent planning application at 17 Forresters Drive was refused — worth checking the council file.
Certificate of lawfulness for garage conversion with replacement door for a window and porch infill
17 Forresters Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£431,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£355,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
17 Forresters Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £3,149
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Forresters Drive — bus stop.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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26 October 2018Most recent
£355,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL7 2HN: £300,000 (2021–2007).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
AL7 2JP
Closest school
0.4 km
Watchlytes Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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